Srinagar: The state government has reinstated Alok Kumar, an IPS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre who as Deputy Inspector General of Police was placed under suspension by Bihar government last year following unlawful activities allegations against him during his stint as DIG Saran in Bihar.
Sources told KNS that under the government order number 257 of 2014 dated June 2, 2014 Kumar has been reinstated. His posting is yet to be decided by the government. On February 5, 2013 Kumar was placed under suspension by Bihar government for allegedly demanding Rs 10 crore as extortion money from a liquor trader Tunnaji Pandey during his stint as the Chhapra-headquartered DIG of Saran range.
This was for the first time that a DIG-rank officer was suspended in Bihar on corruption charges. Though a native of Bihar, Kumar is an officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre of 1997 batch. He was in Bihar on interstate deputation.
After his suspension, Kumar approached Patna high court where he got a relief which put a stay on his arrest. The Patna court had ordered police administration to submit case diary. Kumar’s counsel had filed an anticipatory petition on his behalf had argued that the officer has been implicated in a case of extortion and pleaded the court to grant him anticipatory bail.